Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1899 — CITY NEWS. [ARTICLE]

CITY NEWS.

Minor Items Told in a Paragraph. ( Daily Grist of Local Happenings Classified Under ?Thflr Respective Headings. FRIDAY. Ola Landis is visiting her sister in Chicago. C. Burma was in from DeMotte, thin morning. Arthur Hopkins of Chicago is in town a few days. R. A. Mannan, of Tefft, transacted business here today. Miss Jessie White of Dunville was in Renesselaer today. Jacob Haan of near DeMotte is in the oity to-day on business. Harry Zimmerman night operator at Fair Oaks is in town to day. Floss Wright came home yesterday evening from three weeks visit at Lafayette. J. P. Overton is visiting his daughter, Mrs. V. Y. Nowels, at Chicago Heights. Frank Hopkins of Middletown visited relatives here this week and returned this morning. Mrs. Isaac Eight of Fait Oaks and Mrs. Shehan of Chioago are visiting at Joe Eight,s today. Mrs. P. N. Hann and daughter and grand-daughter returned to Chicago this morning after a two weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Nelson. There will be a oall meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Monday, July 31, at 4 p. m., at the residence of Mrs. E. P. Honan. Leutgert, the Chicago sausage maker, serving a life sentenoe for wife murder, was found dead in his cell at Joliet penitentiary yesterday. Heart disease. Ambia, Benton county, suffered a 125,000 fire Tuesday night. Some of the boys were going to have a “frizz” and the gasoline stove exploded with the result above stated. ‘ The seoond of the new fountains recently purchased by the commissioners has been placed in position near the east end of the court house square on Washington street and connection made with water main.

McClure’s Magazine for August will be a midsummer fiction number, and will contain a story of the law, an Irish story, a racing story, a story of the pioneer circus, a true story of the Seoret Service, and a country love story, besides a generous installment of Booth Tarkington’s novel, “The Gentle-, man from Indiana.” All of the stories will be very fully illustrated. Some of the road supervisors are complaining that farmers are not cutting down the weeds and brush along the roadside on their farms as required by law. There is a law whioh gives a farmer a rebate on his taxes for doing such work at the proper time and we should think every farmer would be anxious to take advantage of it. They are alloewd $1.25 for eight hours work, outting the weeds, and the outting does them more good than anyone else. ■ B. F. Fendig has a whole oigar box full of trouble on exhibition at his drug store in the shape of a job lot of young tarantulas which were hatched Friday morning* The mother of this interesting family arrived in town some time

ago snugly hidden in a bunch of< bananas and upon her presence becoming known, was promptly placed in captivity, when she spnn' the cocoon from which these new arrivals emerged to-day- There appears to be Over a hundred of them and they are quite a curiosity probably being the first ones ever hatched in this part of the country. SATURDAY. The band gave their usual enjoyable concert last evening. Miss Edna Dillon has returned from a visit to Lafayette. Miss Nelle Smith, of Chicago, is visiting friends in Rensselaer. Mrs. Chas. Evans is visiting her father at Lebanon a few days. John Macy, of Indianapolis, is visiting his mother Mrs. John Makeever. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. S. Ellis went to Monticello today to visit over Sunday. W. T. MoCoy came home last night from several weeks stay in Chicago. The Newton county old settlers’ meeting will be held at Brook Aug. 24th. Work on the walks on the south side of Washington street is progressing rapidly. L. M. Wilcox left yesterday on a two weeks trip to Marion, Kokomo and Logansport. Miss Alice Mills, of Ottawa, 111., is here visiting the family of her brother C. E. Mills. The monthly teachers examinations are being held today with a good attendance. , The county superintendents will hold their semi-annual convention at Rochester Aug. 3 and 4. Ernest Stewart returned home to Brookston last evening after several days visit in Rensselaer. Mrs. Lottie Carnes, of a few miles northwest of town, is visiting relatives at Liberty Center. The Kankakee District Campmeeting and Chautauqua will be held at Watseka Aug. 16 to 27. L. M. Crom formerly of the Chalmers Ledger has started a new paper at Reynolds, The Sun. The evening Journal j says Wallace’s and Sell’s Bros, circus will show in Monticello next month. Miss Mary Bates, of Rensselaer, was the guest of Miss Mary Peck several days this week. —Remington Press. Miss Pearl Pratt, of Hebron, came this morning for a few days visit with her sister Mrs. W. H. Robertson. James Allen an Ambia barber committed suicide by shooting himself through the head, Thursday evening. The rooms over the post-office are being uicely fitted up for Dr. E. C. English, who will occupy them next week. Mrs. Lydia Malhoun returned to her home at Lafayette today after several days visit with her daughter Mrs. Gorman. Miss Mary Weathers, of the Journal office, is spending a two weeks vacation with Miss Minnie Berndt at Michigan City., Small pox is abating rapidly at Valparaiso. There are now only six cases and it is expected the hospital will be closed next week. Mrs. C. A. Wood and daughter Henrietta, of Chioago, who have been visiting with Mrs. Chas. W. Platt, went on tbday to visit at Russiaville before returning home. Misses Lizzie and Maggie Troxell, of Delphi who have been visiting in Chicago stopped off here last evening to visit with the family of I. N. Hempill. Treasurer Dyer, of Lake county, is going v to advertise all those whose poll tax is delinquent. We opine that in this case the bare threat of advertising will have beneficial results. The Bloomer Girls, an aggregation of lady ball players will frisk and show their shape and endeavor to learn the Goodland boys how to play the great national game next Wednesdav Autrust 2 “ o I .* ’ .. V - ¥

Representative Landis secured a' six-pounder oannon from the War Deparment, which will be presented to his home city and placed in the publio square of Delphi. The piece belonged to Escopa Battery, and was captured from the Spanish by our troops at the battle of Santiago. Mr. Dowell, of LaSalle Co., 111, arrived here today to visit his father, who is in poor health, and his brother, Simon Dowell. This is the first time the brothers have met in twenty-four years. The fact that some of the ranch owners north of town have raised the rent to one-half has caused many cf the tenants to seek homes in other localities. Some are going up in Giffords country north of Rensselaer; says the Morocco Courier. A Laporte party . was fishing at Holmes’ bridge on the Kankake river Thursday one of the number; W. F. Hamilton hooked a monster pickerel .which when Weighed turned the scales at exactly 20 pounds. The party returned with about 1000 pounds of fish. —Valpo Messenger. Lizzie Andrews, who has been in duranoe vile for the past few weeks was liberated this morning upon the payment of twenty-five dollars of the fine assessed. The original; fine was cut down fifteen dollars Pater August is a stayer however, and is going to fight it out along that lino if it takes all summer.

A pleasant little surprise in the form of a “kitchen shower” was given in honor of Miss Susie Parker Friday afternoon. Miss Helen Kelley, Mrs. James H. Chapman and Mrs. Thos. Large acted as hostesses. The principal feature of the afternoon was the reading of original rhymes relative to the kitchen utensil which each guest presented to Miss Parker. A prize for the best rhyme was awarded to Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman. Light refreshments were served to' about 25 guest.

MONDAY. W. B. Austin is a Chicago visitor today. Bert Goff is home from Indianapolis. Ike Leopold up from Wolcott, Sunday. R. H. Grant, of Chicago, is at A. Woodworths. Clara Hemphill is recovering from a recent sick spell. Gaylord Nowels, of Chicago Heights, spent Sunday here. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lewis of Barkley tp., July 24, a boy. J. M. Troxell, was re-appointed Notary Public at DeMotte last week. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Richey returned today to their home at Anderson.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coen, of Chicago are visiting Rensselaer relatives. H. R. Kurrie has returned from a ten days’ trip to Boston, Mass., aqd other points in the east. Taylor Boycott, of the Chicago Bargain Store is spending this month at his home in Wolcott. Elvin Overton, the McCormick machine man, of Freeport, 111., is home on a few a few days vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Laßue and children have gone to Hunter’s Springe, Attica, to spend a few weeks.. Louis Nunnally returned home to Delphi today after several days visit with his sister Mrs. John! Daugherty. Mrs. A. J. Vonßoston and Miss Lizzie Faris, of. Medaryville, are visiting relatives and friends in Rensselaer and vicinity. Ernest Fritts, of the Chicago Bargain Store, started by the bicycle route this morning for a two weeks visit at Anderson. Messrs. F. B, Meyer, B. F. Fendig and Bert Hopkins enjoyed a short outing at Water Valley returning yesterday afternoon. Quite a number of Remingtonians were iu the city yesterday 'morning enroute to Mt. Ayr to attend the I. O. O. F. exercises. George Collins went to Indianapolis yesterday where he will visit his aunt a few weeks and probably take a commercial course at Voris Business College. Bill N. Jones and son returned to Chalmers this morning where they have about finished a large job of painting. They go from there to Brooks ton. Leo Meyer, a student of St. Vincent’s oollege, Pittsburg, Penn., left today for his home at Alleghany, Penn., after a three weeks’ visit with relatives at this place. The man who wears his coat over his arny and his handkerchief around his heck is with us again. Soon he will complete the picture by carrying a fan in his hand. Then we shall know that the worst has arrived. The Mamistown man who chopped off his toes to get rid of an ingrowing toe nail and is likely to die of the lock jaw, says the Muncie —j'i--''. ' y ■ - ' ' v ■**■ ft'.' ■.

News must have been reading about the Democratic party’s plan for caring the trusts by destroying the tariff. Through the pension agency of Squire Burnham, M. L. Spitler has just been granted a pension of sl2 a month on the grounds of inability to earn a living by mannal labor. Miss Dora English gave a picnic to her Sunday sohool class, on Saturday afternoon, on the lawn of B. L. Saylor’s residence, west of town. The little folks had a jolly time, lunched royally, on ice oream and cake, and went home late bnt happy. About a dozen of Rensselaer’s j young people spent a very enjoyable evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Kessinger’s south of town, Saturday evening. The occasion was an ice cream supper given to raise funds with which to build a fence at the Welsh cemetery. S. S. Halstead a former Rensselaer boy, and now principal of the Ft. Klamath, Oregon schools, has a very interesting article in the June nnmber of the Oregon Teachers’ Monthly, describing in a charming manner the scenery of

that far western state. But for lack of space we should take pleasure in publishing the article entire.